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This website is my gift to Catholics. I am forever grateful
and indebted to you, not
least to my parents and teachers who taught me from my
childhood the basics of the Christian faith and the fear of
the Lord.
I am a former Catholic but not an anti-Catholic – I have no grudge or resentment
against any individual, and frankly, I love all
Catholics. I am all ‘for’
Catholics – even when I question the teachings and practices
of the Catholic Church. I have made it my aim to 'speak the
truth in love.'
So what can I give you?
First, I urge you to hold fast to the many truths taught by
the Catholic Church, not least the Trinity, the incarnation
of the eternal Son, his death on the cross, the
resurrection, and his coming again for judgment, and other wholesome
biblical doctrines and ethical teaching of the
Church.
Sadly there are other teachings and traditions that have
come in over the centuries which have obscured the gospel
message. I want to help you clear off the dust so that the
glory of the grace of God might shine through.
All of us need grace. For we all have broken God’s law, we are
guilty before him, and we desperately need to know the
way of salvation. This is what I desire to share with you
most - the gospel, the good news that Christ came to the
world to save sinners. If you are spiritually thirsty, let
me show you where I found the Water of Life so that you too
may drink and satisfy your soul.
May I invite you to read the following:
1.
Answers from the Bible –
deals briefly with the main questions that Catholics
ask about the way of salvation.
2.
What must I do to be saved?
– an explanation of the message of the gospel and an
invitation to come to Christ for forgiveness and eternal
life.
If you have any question, or if I can help you in any way,
please do not hesitate to write to me.
May the Lord richly bless you,
Sincerely,
Joseph Mizzi
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Gospel e-Letter |
January 2012 |
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A Gift to God

I gave the first gift to my mother when I was in kindergarten. It
was a small porcelain vase, and it is still displayed in my parent’s
house after so many years.
Once my mum handed me some money to give to my teacher at nursery
school. A few days later the teacher distributed parcels to all the
children in class, and she told us to give them to our mothers.
Mum was happy with my gift. I now realize, of course, that she
herself had paid for the present that I gave her.
Sometimes we speak of ‘giving’ our time, praise or service to God.
But can I really give anything to the Creator and Lord of all? What
can I give him other than that which he himself has given me in the
first place? Even as the Scriptures say, ‘Who has given a gift to
him that he might be repaid? For from him and through him and to him
are all things’ (Romans 11:35, 36). We are completely dependent on
God for our existence, life and every breath we take. ‘In him we
live and move and have our being’ (Acts 17:28).
God is unlike us. He exists in and of himself, without beginning or
end, and he is not in need of anyone or anything. He does not need
angels or humans. He is perfectly happy in himself as he was
eternally blessed before he made the universe. We cannot add
anything to him who possesses all things. ‘Nor is he served by human
hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all
mankind life and breath and everything’ (Acts 17:25).
There was a time when I thought that I could earn my salvation by
living a good life, praying, attending church, and work hard enough
to deserve his favour. After all that’s how things go, let’s say, my
employer is obliged to pay me for the work and service I give him.
But how can I even imagine that Almighty God could ever be indebted
to his tiny creature? I needed to hear the Bible’s gentle rebuke,
‘Who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid?’
If I’m perfectly obedient to the Lord, well, that is what I ought to
do. That is my duty. Nothing special about that. Moreover I have
often disobeyed his will; so if anything, I justly deserve his
disapproval and punishment.
Amazingly, instead he gave me what I do not merit - God freely
forgave my sins and received me in his loving arms. When he found me
unworthy and guilty, he gave me the best Gift of all, his Son Jesus
Christ to die on the cross for me.
What gift can I give to God? I can offer nothing but the sacrifice
of praise and thanksgiving for all his goodness and kindness towards
me – for creating and keeping me alive, for my parents, friends, and
for my wife and children who give me so much joy, but most of all, I
thank him forever and ever for Jesus, my wonderful Saviour.
I realize that my gift – my own heart – he himself has purchased
with the blood of his Son. Yet just as my mother rejoiced with ‘my’
little present, God also rejoices with the love of his children.
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